Downward trend in living unit approvals continues in March

In March 2022, orders in the German housing construction sector - adjusted to account for price differences - rose by 9.3% vis à vis the comparative month of the preceding year. According to figures published on 25 May by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Wiesbaden, in February orders had fallen 4.7% short of...

In the twelve months up to and including April 2022, housing starts in the USA were on par with the preceding month at 1.724m units (April 2021-March 2022: 1.728m). For the twelve-month period up to and including March, the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development had initially recorded...

For the current year, the London-based Construction Products Association (CPA) expects housing starts in Great Britain to increase by 1% vis à vis the preceding year to 166,566 units. For 2023, the association forecasts a similar increase to 168,232 units. In the following year, 173,279 housing starts are anticipated,...